Mop holder



Jan. 12,1926. 1,569,643

E. H. TATE MOP HOLDER Filed May 5l 1924v Patented dan. 12,1926.

EDWARD H. TATnoF MALDEN,'1vi-AssAoHUsETTs.f f

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iippiicafmm flied May si, i924. semaine. 7,161,919;

ToaZZ whom it mag/concern.' t

Be itkiiown thatxI, EDWARD H. TATE, a

citizen ofthe United -4 States, residing at f yMalden, in the countyof Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, havel invented newv and useful Improvements in Mopy Holder@` of which the following is a specification.

This invention'- relates Vtoa mop-holder comprising a sheet metal head including` a marginal flange, usually. of.V triangular form, on whichthe fiexible neck p ortion of a mop may be seated, and a bottomfroin which the flange projects, anda,handle-receiving sleeve` having a pintleV socket vand hinged to the bottom, so thatan elongated handle engaged withthe'sleeve may assumevarious inclinations relative to the head.

The objectof the invention is to reduce to a minimumthe number of'partsrequired to produce a holder which includes a handlereceiving sleeve hinged to the head.

I accomplish this object by making elementsof the hinge connection integral'with the head, rso that the holder comprises only twoV parts or pieces, in addition to the sleeve and its pintle socket, one of said parts being the head, and the other a pintle.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,- y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the oncpiece sheet metal head. p

Figure 2 is a section on line`r22 of Figure 1. 7 1

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig ure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan View, showing the handle sleeve hinged to the head.4

Figure 5 is a section on `line .5.-5 of Fig Figure 6 is a section ure 4.

Figure 7 is a side view, showing the head and a iieXible mop attached thereto. i

Figure 8 is a view similar' to Figure 6, showing a inodication.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

The sheetV metal body including inl one piece, a-marginal ange 12, a bottom 13, and hinge elements, is lshown inv perspective by 'Figure 1. The flange 12 projects outward from the bottom 13, and is substantially triangular. The bottom 13'is provided with two alined outwardly projecting spaced apart socket bosses 15 and 16, and with transverse parallel ridges 14, forming oppoon line 6-6 of sitesides ofja channel le, extending between f vthe bosses,y ySaidbosses areadapted'toy yre-f ceive a hinge pintle 17, and thechannel 141 -is adapted tofreceive sidejportion of hinge socket 18 interposedybetween they.

bosses and formed on a. 'handle-,engaging sleeve 19.

vThe socket 18is`p'lacedon chanIier-11141?i4 and located lthereby in alinement with the socket` bosses, preparatory fto receiving Ythe hinge pintle.

` The pintle 17 is'a cylindricalrodv of greater length than the hinge 1' socke't 1`8.- Thev boss V16 'as originally formed, fis int'er-V nally unobstructed fromend to'end,as'sho`wn by Figure-feo that tliep'in'tle may befinhingel socket` 18 andthe socket boss 1,5,as shown by Figure 6.

l After the'pintle istinplace socket, bosses and hingel socket, the outery end of seijted in-its outer end,as indicated by yted'lines in Figure 2, and inovedintc'the I" in denting orv inwardly bending a portion" of the boss between its ends, thus forming the inclined portion or stop 16"l bearing on the outer end of therpintle.k The boss 16,

preferably extends to the flange 12, as shown f byA Figures l, 2,4 andv 6, and its' outer end forms a pintle-receiving openingr in the flange. If `desired,however, a `shorter bossy 16b may be provided, as shown by Figure 8,

in which case, the flange 13 is provided with a pintle-receiving opening 24 in alinement with the boss. The pintle stop may be provided by inwardly bending a portion of the outer end of the boss 16D, to forma lip y16, bearing on the outerend of the pintle, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 8. ,Y

'I provide means for` limiting the insertion or inward movement of the pintle, and

a stop limiting the movement of the pintle in the vdirection in'which itA was inserted. If desired, however, the socket bossl 15 may be open from end to end, as shown by Figure 8, in which case the pintle is made longl enough to project from said boss and abut against the ange 12. Y

It will now be seen that a three-part holder is provided, composed of the onepiece body having the socket bosses 15 and to this end I preferably provide the socket boss 15 with a closed end 15, constituting 16, the vhandle-receiving sleeve having he hinge socket 18,` and thehinge lpintle. It will also be seen that a hinge connectionis established between the body Aand the handle sleeve, by the operation of assembling the three parts, said operation consisting `in placing the hinge socket between the socket bosses, inserting the pintl-e, and nally forming the 4stop .16?L or 16. The channel 14a locatesthe socket 18 in alinement with the bosses 15and 16, so thatthe .pintle may be easily inserted. The Vtime and labor required to producetheholder are, therefore, reduced to a minimum, and a durable' holder is provided at a nominal expense.

The usual flexible mop neck 21, `from whichthemop threadsQQ depend, is seated on the outer surface of the iiange 12, and may be secured thereto by rivets 23, as shown by `Figure 7 the flange being provided'with `rivet holes 24. One oit" the ridges 141 constitutes a stop to limit the swinging movement of 'the handle sleeve 19 in the direction ofthe arrow in Figure 5. The shank of the handle sleeve 19 abuts against this stop, as indicated by dotted 'lines in Figure 5.

"I claim:

1. A mop-holder comprising a one-piece sheet` metal 'body `including a` marginal flange, provided in one of its sides, with a A signature.

pintle-receiving opening, and a bottom,vpro

vided with "alined outwardly projecting spaced `apart socket bosses, a handle-receiving "sleeve having a pintle socket registering with the socket bosses; and a hinge pintle inserted 1n said opening and socket bosses and said pintle socket, one of thev socket `flange, provided inone of its sides, with a Abosses having an inwardly bent portion t bearing on the outer end of the pintle and pintle-receiving" opening, and a bottoni provided with alined outwardly projecting` spaced apartsocket bosses, "a`ha11dleneceiv-- ving sleeve having a pintle `socket registering with'the socket bosses; and a hinge pintle inserted insaid opening and socket bosses and said pintle socket, `one of the socket bosses having an inwardly `bent `portion bearing on' an end "of the pintle and con` stituting a stop preventing `the withdrawal of the pintle, the other socket .boss having a closed" end limiting the insertion of the pintle. y .e

Aln testimony whereofl have affixed my EDWARD Tarn 

